Scott Wachenheim
FILE - Richmond quarterback Reece Udinski looks for a receiver during the team's NCAA college football game against Stony Brook, Sept. 24, 2022, in Richmond, Va. Danny Rocco knows the job he's taken as the football coach at Virginia Military Institute will be harder than any of his three previous head coaching positions. Reece Udinski, who set the school record for passing yards as a Keydet, four years marked the end of his eligibility and he transferred to Maryland, where he was a seldom-used backup.(Shaban Athuman/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP, File)
Rocco facing unique challenge as he takes VMI reins

By Hank Kurz Jr. Dec. 14, 2022 01:38 PM EST

FILE - Delaware head coach Danny Rocco, center, watches from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Rutgers, on Sept. 18, 2021, in Piscataway, N.J. Virginia Military Institute has hired Rocco as its football coach, the school announced Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media via AP, File)
VMI picks Danny Rocco as next football coach

Dec. 03, 2022 03:08 PM EST

VMI coach Wachenheim stepping down after eight seasons

Nov. 20, 2022 08:27 PM EST
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — VMI coach Scott Wachenheim, who guided the Keydets to their first winning campaign since 1981 and their first back-to-back winning seasons...

Wake Forest quarterback Mitch Griffis (12) looks to pass against VMI during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Winston-Salem, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
No. 22 Wake Forest tops VMI behind Griffis, Turner, Morin

By Aaron Beard Sep. 01, 2022 10:59 PM EDT

FILE - Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson reacts during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Wake Forest in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. Wake Fore plays against VMI on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
No. 22 Wake Forest opens season with new QB against VMI

By Aaron Beard Aug. 31, 2022 02:44 PM EDT

FILE - James Madison coach Curt Cignetti meets with his players during a timeout in the second half against VMI in a first-round game in the NCAA FCS football playoffs in Harrisonburg, Va., in this Saturday, April 24, 2021, file photo. Throughout the Championship Subdivision, coaches are making concessions this fall to acknowledge that the quick turnaround from last spring is hard. But not every highly regarded program follows suit. “Football is a collision sport,” James Madison coach Curt Cignetti said Thursday, “... and you still have to develop the toughness, the mindset of your team in camp. So, we’ve had a physical camp. Everybody wanted a physical camp.” (Daniel Lin/Daily News-Record via AP, File)
Virginia Military Institute at James Madison 4/24/2021

Aug. 19, 2021 02:55 PM EDT